# The Court of Protection Rules 2017, Rule 2.3: Court officers – authorisation


(1) The Senior Judge or the President or the Vice-President may authorise a court officer to exercise the jurisdiction of the court in such circumstances as may be set out in the relevant practice direction.
(2) A court officer who has been authorised under paragraph (1)—
(a) must refer to a judge any application, proceedings or any question arising in any application or proceedings which ought, in the officer's opinion, to be considered by a judge;
(b) may not deal with any application or proceedings or any question arising in any application or proceedings by way of a hearing; and
(c) may not deal with an application for the reconsideration of an order made by that court officer or another court officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/part/2/rule/2.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-2/rule-2.3
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